memeorandum: Gabbard Wants Fox Hosts to Feed Trump Top Secret Intel: 'Doesn't Read' (Emell Derra Adolphus/The Daily Beast)

8:35 AM ET, June 1, 2025

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Christopher Maag / New York Times:

Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents — Captured on video, the episode occurred in the congressman's Manhattan office, shortly after the aide observed agents detaining immigrants outside a courtroom. — Federal officers entered Representative Jerry Nadler's office …

Discussion: MeidasTouch News

Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:

‘It can happen to anyone’: Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office — The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged. — Officers with the Department of Homeland Security briefly detained a staff member in Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) …

Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and Gothamist

Adam Goldman / New York Times:

Unease at F.B.I. Intensifies as Patel Ousts Top Officials … The F.B.I. headquarters in Washington.Erin Schaff/The New York Times — Before being confirmed as the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel made clear his intent to remake it in his own image, reflecting a larger desire by the White House to bend the agency to its will.

New York Times:

Trump to Withdraw Musk's Ally as Nominee for Top NASA Job — Jared Isaacman was a close associate of Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company has multiple contracts with NASA. — President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk's …

Discussion: Raw Story

Burgess Everett / Semafor:

White House to pull NASA nominee Isaacman — The Scoop — The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA administrator, just days before he was set to receive a confirmation vote in the Senate, according to three people familiar with the matter and confirmed by the administration.

Christian Davenport / Washington Post: Jared Isaacman told his nomination as NASA administrator will be withdrawn

Katie Glueck / New York Times:

Wes Moore and Tim Walz Go to a Fish Fry and Spatter 2028 Gossip Everywhere — As the two governors made buzzy appearances in South Carolina, Democrats in the influential state were already looking to the next election and wondering: Who can win? — Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland played …

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Blake Jones / Politico:

Tim Walz tells Harris' home-state Dems that 2024 was a ‘primal scream’ — “Some of it is our own doing,” he said of Republican control of Washington. — ANAHEIM, California — Tim Walz on Saturday delivered blunt advice to fellow Democrats in an address to party activists and officials …

Discussion: Newsweek, New York Times, New York Post, Twitchy and RedState

Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:

Gabbard Wants Fox Hosts to Feed Trump Top Secret Intel: 'Doesn't Read' — BURN AFTER WATCHING — Because the president is “on broadcast all the time,” the director of national security plans to revamp his daily intelligence briefings. — Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard wants …

Discussion: Townhall, Rolling Stone, CNBC and Raw Story

Will Neal / The Daily Beast:

Trump's Hated ‘TACO’ Nickname Is Catching On: CNN Data Guru — WHAT'S IN A NAME? — The president is not happy with his new Wall Street-inspired moniker. — CNN's resident data guru says President Donald Trump's hated “TACO” nickname is gaining popularity.

Discussion: CNN, Twitchy, The Independent, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit

Ross Douthat / New York Times:
‘TACO’ Is the Secret to Trump's Resilience

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Ted Kerasote / New York Times:

Will America's National Parks Survive Trump? — Like a cinnamon river overflowing its banks, thousands of elk have been making their way across Jackson Hole, Wyo., to their summer range below the high, jagged peaks of Grand Teton National Park. — This is one of the world's most spectacular migrations …

Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:

Trump's Birthday Military Parade Will Do $16M in Damages to D.C. Streets — BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT — Armored vehicles rolling down Constitution Avenue are expected to tear millions of dollars' worth of holes in the tarmac. — Pothole repair is about to be big business in Washington …

Discussion: The Independent

NBC News:
Army says Trump's military parade could cause $16 million in damage to Washington streets

Discussion: USA Today

Washington Post:

It's called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it's his. — The case is the latest example of efforts by the Trump administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government. — The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress.

Discussion: New York Post

Eunki Seonwoo / The Martha's Vineyard Times:

Federal agent's tattoo stokes fear — ICE denies connections between the officer and white supremacy. — A federal immigration enforcer's tattoo that matches the description of a symbol used by white supremacists has caused some Vineyarders to sound alarm bells.

Jasmine Li / Wall Street Journal:

The GOP Megabill Policies on the Senate Chopping Block — Republicans could be forced to drop provisions related to immigrants, AI, transgender care — WASHINGTON—Contentious provisions related to judicial powers, artificial intelligence, gun suppressors and transgender care tucked inside …

Discussion: CNBC

Ephrat Livni / New York Times:

Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says — He was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader killed by Israel last year. Hamas did not immediately respond to the claim of his death. — The Israeli military announced on Saturday night …

Discussion: RedState

Ginger Adams Otis / Wall Street Journal:

NYC's Mayoral Race Is Being Overshadowed by Donald Trump — The Justice Department has become a major player in the election campaign — New York City's mayoral race is operating under the shadow of a politician from Queens: Donald Trump. — With less than a month to go until …

Discussion: New York Daily News

Vivian Ho / Washington Post:

Impersonator breached Chief of Staff Susie Wiles's phone, Trump says — President Donald Trump said someone hacked his chief of staff's phone, just weeks after the FBI warned of “malicious actors” impersonating senior officials. — An impersonator breached the phone of White House Chief …

Discussion: On Democracy …, Associated Press, New Jersey Online and Mediaite

Michael Dorgan / Fox News:

Biden decline was so bad he got lost in White House closet, whistleblower tells Senator — It comes as more reports emerge about the former president's alleged cognitive decline — As more reports emerge about former President Biden's alleged cognitive decline during his time in office …

Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, The Western Journal, American Wire News, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and Breitbart

Wall Street Journal:

Donald Trump vs. His Own Judges — His message to Justices Thomas and Alito: Don't retire. Your replacement could be a partisan hack. — President Trump is expert at downplaying his failures, but attacking his own success is something new. That's what happened Thursday as he lashed …

Discussion: RealClearPolitics, Cafe Hayek, Mediaite, Grabien, New York Times and Raw Story

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:

Trump Tariffs Face Threat at Supreme Court — Over Rulings That Blocked Biden — A legal argument that the US Supreme Court used to foil Joe Biden on climate change and student debt now looms as a threat to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. — During Biden's presidency …

Discussion: Fortune and Wall Street Journal

Sam Baker / Axios:
The great undoing: Trump's presidency reeled in by courts

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Filip Timotija / The Hill:

Trump to meet with Germany's Merz in Washington next week — President Trump is set to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz next week in Washington, marking the first in-person meeting between the two leaders. — Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and UPI